The last champion VakıfBank won the third match of the season in CEV Champions League. Playing in Group C, the yellow-blacks continued to lead the group by beating Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-0.
VakıfBank, Turkey's most international trophy winner team, won the third match in the CEV Champions League. Playing in Group C, the yellow-blacks defeated the Italian representative Igor Gorgonzola Novara 3-0.
Getting score from 5 of the first 6 in the first set, VakıfBank took a 1-0 lead with a score of 25-21. The yellow-blacks won the contested 2nd set 25-22, and the last set 25-19.
In VakıfBank, Paola Egonu was the top scorer of the game with 22 points; Gabi and Nika Daalderop, who was chosen as the most valuable player of the match, scored 11 points each. In the host team, Ebrar Karakurt, who was raised from VakıfBank Youth Team and playing for Igor Gorgonzola Novara on loan, scored 21 points.
In the next match, VakıfBank will host Bolu Belediyespor on Saturday, January 14 at 13.00 in the Turkish League.
IGOR GORGONZOLA NOVARA – VAKIFBANK: 0-3
HALL: Pala Igor Gorgonzola Novara
REFEREES: Christophe LeCourt, Maria de las Olas Rodriguez Machin
IGOR GORGONZOLA NOVARA: Ilaria Battistoni, Caterina Bosetti 7, Anna Danesi 6, Ebrar Karakurt 21, Kenia Carcaces Opon 2, Christina Chirichella 7, Eleonara Fersino (L), Giulia Bresciani, Julia Ituma 1, McKenzie Adams 4
VAKIFBANK: Cansu Özbay 2, Gabi 11, Zehra Güneş 6, Paola Egonu 22, Nika Daalderop 11, Chiaka Ogbogu 8, Ayça Aykaç (L), Buket Gülübay, Aleksia Karutasu 3
SETS: 21-25, 22-25, 19-25
TIME: 24’, 30’, 24’ (78 minutes)
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